TAMPA, Fla. — Since Alex Rodriguez last stepped into a batter's box during a game, Boston and San Francisco have won World Series titles, the New York Yankees missed the playoffs in consecutive years and a new commissioner has taken office. He has served a one-year drug suspension, filed and withdrawn multiple lawsuits, gone through more attorneys than most people retain in a lifetime and filled more back-page headlines than players who actually appeared in games. A-Rod returns on Wednesday for his first game in 17 months, slated to be a designated hitter for two or three at-bats against the Philadelphia Phillies at Steinbrenner Field in New York's spring training home...

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